Sleeve form



Dec. 16, 1947. s. TANZER SLEEVE FORM Filed March 22, 1946 m wax w uwww W l y :5.

4. 4 Ar J 1 13/7 INVENTOR. George Tanzer BY K A T TOR/VEYS Patented Dec. '16, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SLEEVE FORM George Tanzer, Everett, Mass.

" Application March '22, 1946, Serial No. 656,298

ZClaims. 1

This invention relates to sleeve forms such as are used inside the sleeves of men's suit jackets which are on display, and which have 'for their purpose to more or less fill the sleeve and to hold it in a smooth unwrinkled condition.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel sleeve form which not only more or less fills the sleeve, but which also places it under a slight transverse tension from the outside-seam to the inside crease.

.Another object of the invention is to provide a sleeve form which is relatively simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, but which has the capabilities above referred to.

'In order to give an understanding of the invention I have illustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described, after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view of a sleeve form for the right sleeve of a coat.

Fig. 2 is a view of the sleeve form for the left sleeve, 2. portion being broken out to better show the interior construction.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4, Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5, Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6, Fig. 2.

Fig. '7 is a view of the resilient wire insert.

A sleeve form embodying my invention is indicated generally at l, and it is divided from the shoulder end to the wrist end to present a front section 2 and a back section 3. Each section is formed with a fabric envelope 4 and interior padding 5. and each section has the convexly rounded outer side 6 and the relatively fiat inner side 1. The two sections 2 and 3 are arranged with their fiat sides I facing each other as shown in Figs. 3 to 6, and said sections are stitched or otherwise fastened together at the edges of the fiat sides as indicated at 8. The sleeve form thus made presents a pocket 9 which extends from the wrist end of the form to the shoulder end and which also extends from one side seam 8 to the other,

outer end of each of the sides H and I3 'are'bent inwardly as shown at M, and the wire then extends from the inner end of each of the inwardly bent ends 14 toward the shoulder end substantially parallel to the two sides ll and 1'3 'as'indicated at l5, and the two portions I'5 of the wire merge together in the rounded portion f6 as clearly shown in Fig. '7.

This insert is initially formed so that when it is freed from restraint the sides H and 13 will be spread apart a distance greater than the distance between the two edges of the pocket 9.

The insert is capable of expansion and contraction in the plane of the two sides H and 13.

The pocket 9 .is open at the wrist end of the form as indicated at H to permit the insert to be introduced into the "pocket, this operation being possible because the resiliency of the wire permits the insert to be contracted in the direction of its width to a point where it can be inserted through the open end I! of the pocket 8, notwithstanding the fact that this open end is at the smaller end of the form. When the insert has been so introduced and positioned with the rounded shoulder end 12 of the insert at the shoulder end of the pocket, the resiliency of the insert will hold the sides H and i3 yieldingly against the opposite edges of the pocket 9. The resiliency of the insert also makes it possible to remove the insert from the open end [1 of the form, even though thewidth of the insert at the shoulder end is somewhat greater than the width of the opening I! at the wrist end of the form. The insert is provided with means to limit the spreading movement of the arms or sides I! and i3 when it is removed from the pocket, and for this purpose I have provided a sleeve l8 of fabric or other suitable material which encircles the two portions 55 of the insert as clearly shown in Fig. 7. In order to hold the sleeve l8 in proper position, I propose to bend each of the inner portions P5 of the insert inwardly slightly as shown at l9 and to place the restraining sleeve l8 around these inwardly bent portions.

The sleeve form is provided at the shoulder end with the usual tab 2!! by which it may be pinned to the garment form on which the coat is being displayed. 7

In using the sleeve form, the wire insert will first be removed from the open end 11 of the pocket 9, and then the sleeve form may be inserted into the sleeve of the suit jacket to be displayed. said form being inserted into the sleeve through the arm pit end thereof, after which the tab 20 may be pinned to the garment form.

When the suit jacket has been placed on the form and properly adjusted for display purposes, then the wire insert is inserted into the pocket 9 of the sleeve form through the open end I! thereof. The resiliency of the insert in a direction between the sides H and I3 tends to spread the sleeve form in a direction between the outer seam of the jacket sleeve and the crease on the inside of the sleeve, and thereby the garment sleeve is not only more or les filled by the form but it is placed under a slight tension from the outer seam to the inner crease, thereby displaying the sleeve to the best advantage.

The front section 3 of the sleeve form is preferably made slightly thicker than the back section 2, and the sleeve form as a whole is thickest at a point between the shoulder end and the wrist end and preferably somewhat nearer the shoulder end than the wrist end, the thickness of the assembled front and rear sections decreasing from its thickest intermediate point toward each end. and being thinnest at the wrist end as shown.

If desired, the shoulder end of the form may be shaped to present the slightl bulging section 25, this shape of the sleeve form being of advantage when displaying suit jackets of the drape or semi-drape models.

I claim:

1. A sleeve form for use in displaying mens suits comprising two mating sections extending from the shoulder end of the form to the wrist end thereof, each section having a rounded outer side and a substantially flat inner side which faces the flat inner side of the other section, means connecting the sections along both edges of the fiat inner side thereby providing a pocket between said fiat sides which extends the length of the sleeve form and from one side thereof to the other, which is open at the wrist end of the form and which is relatively shallow in a direction perpendicular to the flat sides. and a removable insert in said pocket having two side portions engaging the opposite edges of the pocket, said insert having resilient means connecting said side portions and yieldingly urging them against the opposite edges of the pocket whereby the sleeve form is held under tension in a transverse direction, the resilient connecting means permitting the insert to be introduced into the pocket through the open end thereof while the form is in the sleeve of the jacket to be displayed.

2. A sleeve form for use in displaying mens suits comprising two mating sections, each extending from the shoulder end of the form to the wrist end thereof, and each having a rounded outer side and a substantially flat inner side, said sections being arranged with the flat inner sides facing each other, means connecting the sections along both edges of the fiat inner sides thereby providing a pocket between said fiat sides which extends the length of the sleeve form and from one side thereof to the other, which is open at the wrist end of the form and which is relatively shallow in a direction perpendicular to the flat sides, and a removable insert in said pocket made of resilient wire and presenting two side portions engaging the opposite edges of the pocket, which side portions are connected by a resilient shoulder portion, the resiliency of which tends to separate the side portions and thereby hold the sleeve form under tension in a direction from one edge to the other of said pocket While permitting the insert to be introduced into or removed from the form through the open end of the pocket while the form is in the sleeve of the jacket to be displayed.

GEORGE TANZER.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Uhley Apr, 25, 1939 Number 

